When In Doubt
Chapter 5
"And?" Zoro inquired, laying flush against the sofa.
"Passed." Luffy grinned, climbing onto the sofa and flopping on top of Zoro.
Zoro smirked, arms outstretching to rest on the small of Luffy's back.
Luffy hummed and tucked his arms beneath Zoro's torso, head snuggling against his chest. "You shoulda seen gramps's face." He chuckled.
"I guess you won't get clobbered by him then."
"Nah." Luffy then wrinkled his nose, lifting his head to peer at Zoro, amusement tinkling in his eyes.
"I can't believe Zoro lost the keys to his place."
Zoro bristled. "It can happen to anyone."
Luffy tried to muffle his laughter by burying his face against Zoro's chest.
"Zoro's lucky he has me~"
Zoro snorted, flipping them over so he was towering above Luffy.
He leant down and began peppering kisses along Luffy's neck, pausing when he got to his ear. Luffy bit his bottom lip when he felt a tongue trail around his earlobe, Zoro gently taking the flesh between his teeth.
Luffy chuckled, voice holding a note of frustration because he wanted Zoro to quit teasing him.
Zoro slid his hand up Luffy's loose shirt, feeling the younger's abdominal muscles constrict against his touch, a shuddered breath leaving Luffy's parted lips.
Zoro's other hand trailed down Luffy's sides before slipping beneath his back and lifting him slightly so that his legs wrap around his waist.
Luffy let out a soft moan against Zoro's ear, making the hairs on his neck stand on end.
Luffy opened his mouth to protest against Zoro's slothfulness before his lips were suddenly very busy trying to open fast enough for the insisting muscle trailing against his bottom lip.
Lips hungrily met and devoured, Luffy wrapped one arm around Zoro's neck and let the other slither down towards Zoro's crotch, palming him through his black jeans experimentally and eliciting a throaty groan against his lips.
With a sultry smile, Luffy chuckled. "Mm, got a problem?"
Zoro pulled back slightly, growling in Luffy's ear.
"Laugh all you want now," he warned, tongue darting out to trace Luffy's inner ear and making him shudder. "But later I'm gonna—"
Without any warning, the door swung open, exposing both to the person in the doorway.
"Luffy tonight I'm— WHOA!"
Discovered severely red handed, or at least his hand caught where Usopp didn't want to see it, Luffy yelped as Zoro tried to wriggle off him.
"I-I didn't see anything!" Usopp blurted, coming in and slamming the door, his intent to make it straight to his bedroom without any awkward conversations crystal clear. "Can't you guys do that in your room, Luffy?!"
"I thought Usopp didn't see anything~" Luffy giggled, tightening his lower limbs around Zoro's waist and hauling him back into a kiss.
Zoro's protests go unheard and muffled by Luffy's mouth and he can't think straight when Luffy rubs up against him. He pulls back to snap at the boy but Luffy puts on his innocent face.
Luffy's like a cat. He does naughty things and he acts all innocent but he knows exactly what he's doing.
Zoro grabs his cheeks and pulls him close so that their foreheads are pressed together. "I'm gonna—" he tones down his voice. "—make you scream-"
"Alrighty then! Looks like you're still continuing so—"
"Oi Usopp!" Luffy calls, grinning from ear to ear. "Is Sanji coming over? I'm hungry!"
"I wish I could've seen your face." Sanji chuckles as he fills the four plates with curry. "It must've been priceless."
Usopp glared at Sanji though there was no heat behind it.
"I know you get embarrassed about those things." Sanji hums, turning to face Usopp who just gives him a steely look.
Unfazed by Usopp's narrowed eyes, Sanji outstretches his hand and places it gently on Usopp's head, fingers tangling in the thick curls.
"What're you doing?" Usopp mumbled, trying desperately to ignore the heat flaring to his cheeks.
"Hm?" Sanji leaned against the counter, one hand in his pocket at the other trailed down to cup Usopp's cheek, thumb caressing the sensitive skin under his eye. "You're skin is soft."
Usopp's breath hitched in his throat, his heart going full on dub step in his chest.
Sanji smiled slightly before dropping his hand and turning back to the plates, balancing two on each arm.
"H-Hey Sanji?"
"Yeah?"
"What if I told you t-that I liked you?"
There was a long silence before Sanji finally turned to look at Usopp, eyes widened and a faint tint of red on his cheeks.
"What?"
Usopp, obviously regretting what he just said, thought of some way he could take back his words because there was no way Sanji could like him back.
He had intended to keep his feelings to himself (other then Luffy) because if his one-sided love ever came out, everything would become awkward between them. He didn't want to have to skip meals and walk different routes to school and change certain classes because he'd told his favourite person how he felt about him.
He didn't want to be 'Usopp who shoved his male love on Sanji' who loved women more then anything.
Maybe Sanji seemed affectionate with him sometimes but Usopp had blocked out the possibility that the blonde may have some feelings towards him. It was the most logical decision to him because he treasured their friendship and didn't want it to disintegrate because he couldn't keep his mouth shut.
He did tell Luffy that he should tell Zoro how he felt and that had all ended fluffy and shiny, but somehow Usopp had a sinking feeling his love wouldn't be reciprocated.
Taking a breath, Usopp snorted. "I'm just kidding." He said, making a face at Sanji and shaking his head. "I'm a liar after all. Though, your face was pretty priceless too."
Luffy watched as Zoro practiced in the dojo.
Previously, Luffy had never been allowed to watch him practice because of how distracting he could be, but now here Luffy sat.
Though the problem of distraction wasn't exactly solved because even though Luffy's quiet, he sits in the most provocative ways and doesn't even know it. However, when he did figure it out, he began doing it on deliberately so Zoro sheaths his swords in favour of shoving Luffy against a wall and wiping that smug look off his face.
"Why d'you come at 9:30 instead of just doing it tomorrow when we're at school?" Luffy inquires sleepily from the sidelines.
"Because it's always so fucking noisy." Zoro says simply, placing his katana's on a black and red rack towards the back of the room.
Luffy jumps to his feet when Zoro saunters to his side, shrugging on his jumper.
He quickly grabs Zoro's lapels and hauls him down for a quick kiss before releasing him and making a face.
"Ew Zoro's all sweaty!"
Zoro snorted. "What did you expect?"
Luffy chuckled and grabs Zoro's bag that looks distinctly like a gym bag and slinging it over his shoulder.
"Let's go let's go let's go! I'm hungry!"
Zoro grimaces, opening the dojo doors. "You're always hungry."
"But I'm reaaaallly hungry right now because watching you train made me hungry."
Zoro makes a face at Luffy's twisted logic and delivers a skilled whack to the back of his head.
"Ouch!"
Zoro chuckles and lets his arm flop over Luffy's shoulder. He pulls him close, trailing his lips against the tip of Luffy's ear.
Luffy laughed delightedly, an arm wrapping around Zoro's waist as they leave the school campus, the sun long since set.
"Oi! I thought you didn't like doing mushy stuff in public!"
Zoro hums against his ear. "But nobody's around."
Luffy lifts his free hand and presses it against Zoro's chest and halts their walking. He then steps forward so he's standing in front of Zoro.
"Does that mean I can kiss Zoro then?"
Zoro feels his cheeks begin to heat up, his heart giving a leap in his chest.
With a cursory glance, Zoro makes a face, cheeks vaguely red.
"S-Sure..."
Luffy grins, lifting his hands and cupping Zoro's cheeks. Zoro was so cute when he got all embarrassed like this.
He stroked his thumbs over Zoro's cheek bones and stepped on tiptoe, tilting his head to press his lips gently to Zoro's.
Zoro was slow to respond at first, probably still cautious about his surroundings, but soon he gave in and wrapped his arms around Luffy's waist, tilting his own head to deepen the kiss and pulling them closer together, forcing Luffy's arms to twine around his neck.
Upon hearing footsteps here and there, Zoro pulls back from Luffy, turning his head to find the source of the sound.
Luffy chuckles, releasing Zoro's neck.
"Oi Zoro c'mon, not everyone is stalking us."
"I never said that!"
Luffy snorts. "Whenever we're out together and it's dark, Zoro always freaks out."
Zoro huffs and stuffs his hands in his pockets, stalking off.
Luffy chortles and hurries to catch up, quickly linking his arm with Zoro and snuggling against him.
"When does Zoro think he'll get his keys?"
"Probably next week, so I'll crash with you if that's okay?"
Luffy snorts. "Of course stupid."
Zoro smirks. "Dunno how Usopp feels though."
"Shishishi~ I think Usopp's fine with it since I love Zoro."
He didn't understand why Zoro's pace faltered until he fully comprehended what he just said.
He paused too, blinking down at the zebra crossing, eyes wide and heart thudding.
He wouldn't take back what he said because he meant it, and Luffy always told the truth, but he didn't know how Zoro would react and he wished he'd thought about that before blurting it out.
After all, he'd never told Zoro that he 'liked' him. They never really exchanged those words, even if they felt them.
But maybe it was too fast for Zoro.
Their walk slowed to a halt and Luffy turned to look up at Zoro cautiously.
"Uh– I–" Luffy wracked his brain for something to say, but he couldn't think of anything. "I was just saying that because Zoro's really special and I wanna be with him all the time 'n I know I never said I liked Zoro or anything but I really do and–" he knew he was babbling, but he couldn't think of what to say to Zoro's stunned face which, unbeknownst to Luffy who was practically dealing with tunnel vision, was softening and a smile was pulling at his lips.
"Oi, Luffy," Luffy looked up at Zoro finally, but he couldn't see him, there was a blinding light obscuring his vision and suddenly he was shoved backwards, a loud screeching noise threatening to burst his ear drums along with the sound of his name yelled as he fell back against the asphalt hard enough to knock the air from his lungs.
The blow to his head of which must have narrowly missed the curb, made his vision blur and the pain forced him to clamp a hand over his mouth trying to block out the urge to puke.
When his head cleared enough so that he could see straight without the world shaking and the lights blinding him, he saw a sleek black Audi, wheels turned above black skid marks, the headlights burning brightly and illuminating a sight that nearly made him keel over with shock as he cried out.
A/N: ... :]
Thanks for all the reviews guys! You really make me happy!